‘Love Made Liquid’ – Responding to Hurricane Harvey

Greater Northwest United Methodists and people of compassion everywhere,

LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOURHEART, SOUL, STRENGTH AND MIND,

AND YOURNEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF

DO THIS AND YOU SHALL LIVE. ~ Luke 10: 27

A team from Christ United Methodist Church, in Sugar Land, Texas, evacuated by boat the family of the Rev. R. DeAndre Johnson, a member of the church staff. Johnson said his home had taken on close to a foot of water on Aug. 27, when he made the decision to evacuate. (Chappell Temple photo)

Hurricane Harvey is devastating Texas and Louisiana, stretching all systems of relief and recovery beyond their limits. We’ve watched as tiny babies, venerable elders, and people of every condition of life have had their lives swept away by the floods. Local United Methodists surrounding the affected area are already providing shelter, food and comfort to people in distress. They need us to support their work with “love made liquid” through prayer and offerings. And we’ll be sending Early Response Teams (ERT) from the Greater Northwest Area as early as October.

I am calling every church, fellowship group, Sunday School class, choir, coffee klatch, walking, or yoga group in the Greater Northwest Area (Oregon-Idaho, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska Conferences) to love God and neighbor in the following ways:

Pray for the people affected by the flood and those who work tirelessly to respond, and

Receive a special offering for HURRICANE HARVEY FLOOD beginning this Sunday, and each Sunday in September. And when you donate, invite someone outside your group to donate, too. Donations will support United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) US Disaster Response fund* and travel costs for Early Response Teams from the Greater Northwest Area that will go to Texas and Louisiana.

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[…] Bishop Elaine JW Stanovksy has requested that each church in the GNWEA take special collections during the month of September for either UMCOR or ERT support. Both of these are very worthy recipients. It will take billions of dollars to recover from Hurricane Harvey and UMCOR is well-known for its stewardship of donations. It will also take thousands of volunteers to make the recovery happen. ERTs are the front line volunteers and it will take financial resources to get our teams to Texas. We encourage you to prayerfully consider volunteering and soliciting funds to offset the travel expenses of our ERTs. […]